FanDuel Sportsbook refunds moneyline bets on the Blues in Game 3 of the NHL WCF after controversial hand pass non-call

We’ve seen some interesting promotional strategies from FanDuel Sportsbook over the years, including paying out Alabama national championship bets months early (whoops). They’re now back in the news again around Game 3 of the NHL’s Western Conference Final Wednesday night, which ended with the San Jose Sharks beating the St. Louis Blues 5-4 overtime, a finish that sparked a whole lot of controversy thanks to an uncalled illegal hand pass from Sharks’ forward Timo Meier that set up Erik Karlsson’s game-winning goal, but wasn’t eligible for review.

That’s a decent promotional move by FanDuel, getting them some attention at presumably not a huge actual cost. (It would have worked a little better if they had used the right “their” in the tweet, though.) And it gets FanDuel in the conversation around that game, which is definitely getting some attention, especially after series supervisor Kay Whitmore didn’t defend the call but only said it was non-reviewable:

Pool reporter: Did any of the officials see it?

Whitmore: “It’s a non-reviewable play. You can read between the lines. You can figure out what you want. You watched the video. But it’s just non-reviewable. I know that sounds like a cop-out answer, but that’s the truth.”

Whitmore: “If there was, then you answered your (question). The way the rules are written, any chance there is to review, everything is reviewed that’s reviewable. But as the rules currently stand, the play is non-reviewable.”